The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era
Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.
Nintendo: Online subscriptions ‘aren’t always the best’
Nintendo says it has no current plans to charge members for its online services with its upcoming Nintendo Network.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action trailer launches on Machinima
Microsoft is taking the transmedia approach to the launch of its Halo 4 video game for the Xbox 360 this fall with a Halo...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dawnguard, Zynga Unleashed, and Sega’s ongoing decline
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
How we voted in the Game Critics Awards
The Game Critics Awards is a group of a few dozen leading game publications that votes each year on the best games at the...
The new console war pits Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony in an Apple arena
In response to Apple's surging App Store games, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have added tablet platforms to their gaming consoles in ways that say a lot about their corporate philosophies. But do their value-added propositions actually add any value?
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Microsoft wants leaked Xbox 720 doc erased from existence
Someone should really explain to Microsoft’s legal team that trying to eliminate information once it’s been leaked online is more difficult than eliminating a...
Windows Phone 8 gets a strong gaming push with native code and deep ties to Windows 8
Windows Phone 8 is getting a major gaming push.
How $50 can make your company logo sound as good as Microsoft’s
Scottish audio company Euphonious has taken the innovative step of making memorable and dynamic Sonic Logos, like Sega's choral chant and Intel's "plink, plunk, plink, plunk," affordable for any company -- even those without budgets like the big boys.